One of the most commonly asked questions by prospective clients is what my clinical areas of expertise are. While I am trained in several techniques and can treat anything from stress management to personality disorders, I do have areas that I would consider my areas of expertise or the main focus of my practice.

Autism Spectrum Disorders:

There is a lot of information out there about Autism and what the causes of it are. I understand how overwhelming all that information can be to a parent of a child on the Autism Spectrum. I believe that it is our job as clinicians to do the research and educate you on the disorder. It is our job to educate you on what we are learning and how we are taking that data to innovate and improve the treatment of clients on the Autism Spectrum…Read More

Failure To Launch & Dependent Young Adults:

One of the biggest issues that I see in my busy Plano counseling practice are parents asking for my advice on their failure to launch children. They come in all shapes and sizes, affect families from every back ground, and affect families in a deep & profound manner. Its not only the parents, but the young adult children themselves who are frustrated as well…Read More

Career Counseling & Coaching:

If you really think about it, we spend the majority of the first 30 years of our lives training for what our eventual career might be. Even more sobering is that fact that we will probably spend more time at work than we will with our own families and doing the things that we enjoy most. It is no wonder that our careers can often be the difference between being happy/satisfied in life and being hopeless and pessimistic. Read More

Depression & Mood Disorders:

If we are being honest, how many people really like to be asked if they are depressed? It is one of those questions that clients have often expressed frustration with being asked whether it by a family member, therapist, or a friend. Read More

Anxiety Disorders:

If a clinician is going to work with Anxiety Disorders, they need to understand that Anxiety Disorders are one of the most neurologically based mental health disorders next to Bipolar and Schizophrenia. It is important to help my clients understand this concept because Anxiety Disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Social Anxiety, and Panic Disorders are debilitating and extremely life interfering for clients and their families…Read More

Addiction Disorders:

When I was in graduate school, I was taught that to be a good clinician…you must be able to look in the mirror and acknowledge when you messed up or that what you are doing is not working. I do not think I am being too controversial when I say that the existing treatment models for addiction are not good enough. When we have a 90% relapse rate for meth and heroin…we know we are not doing something right…Read More